Health Claims For Auto Insurance (HCAI) System To Be Re-Introduced

Health Claims for Auto Insurance (HCAI), an electronic system for processing auto insurance claims, is once again entering a pilot phase, starting on Sept. 1, 2009. HCAI was shut down in April 2008 at the request of the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). At the time, insurers said they were experiencing serious disruptions in their […]

July 31, 2009

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Royal Canadian Mint To File Claim Related To Unreconciled Gold

The Royal Canadian Mint intends to file a claim under its all risks insurance policy to offset approximately $15.3 million worth of unreconciled gold. The Mint commissioned Deloitte and Touche to conduct an audit to determine if the unreconciled difference in gold was the result of an accounting or transaction recording error. The report concluded: […]

July 31, 2009

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First Insurer Must Pay AB Claim, Even If Only Connection With Claimant Is Fraudulent Insurance Slip

A first insurer in Ontario has a legal obligation to start paying accident benefits to an auto injury claimant, even though the only “sufficient nexus” between the claimant and the insurance company is information contained in an apparently fraudulent pink insurance slip. The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO), made the finding in Vladmir Danilov […]

July 31, 2009

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Winmar

The generous donation from 10 Winmar locations means years of fun for countless children at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. The first annual Wish Upon a Star Charity Golf Tournament, held Oct. 8, 2008, raised $35,000 for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. Due to Winmar’s donation of $5,000 at the tournament, the Starlight Foundation […]

May 31, 2009

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